A Space Odyssey

In the short clip from the film: 2001: A Space Odyssey, there were multiple visions of the future. In terms of the apes and the way they grew to develop technology in their lifestlye, it's easy to see where technology comes into play. The apes begin with defense mechanisms of bones from other dead animals and use them by beating other animals for nurishment or in terms of defense against other species much stronger than the apes. The apes could begin to sirvive much longer and more sufficiently than before with these new forms of technological advancement.
Later, the movie goes on to show the future, 2001, and a space mission taking place. It's symbolic of the transformation of humans and technology. How the human race utilizes technology and the exact technologies that they use has come a long way, obviously, and the movie resembles that from the apes to the space odyssey.